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| 11507353303 | Connotation | An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |  | 0 |
| 11507353304 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |  | 1 |
| 11507353305 | Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson |  | 2 |
| 11507353306 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions |  | 3 |
| 11507353307 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. |  | 4 |
| 11507353308 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |  | 5 |
| 11507353309 | Rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the end of words |  | 6 |
| 11507353310 | Repetition | The use of a line, phrase or group of words more than once |  | 7 |
| 11507353311 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |  | 8 |
| 11507353312 | Symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. |  | 9 |
| 11507353313 | Antithesis | Direct opposite |  | 10 |
| 11507353314 | Personification | The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |  | 11 |
| 11507353315 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |  | 12 |
| 11507353316 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 13 |
| 11507353317 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea |  | 14 |
| 11507353318 | Gothic | Of or relating to the mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction |  | 15 |
| 11507353319 | Romantic | A movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason, focused on the appeal of nature, and the individual. |  | 16 |
| 11507353320 | Foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. |  | 17 |
| 11507353321 | Climax | The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. |  | 18 |
| 11507353322 | Character Development | The process by which a character is introduced, advanced, and possibly transformed in a story. |  | 19 |
| 11507353323 | Indirect Characterization | The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. |  | 20 |
| 11507353324 | Direct Characterization | The author directly states a character's traits |  | 21 |
| 11507353325 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |  | 22 |
| 11507353326 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa |  | 23 |
| 11507353327 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. |  | 24 |
| 11507353328 | Parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other |  | 25 |
| 11507353329 | Onomatopeia | The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning. |  | 26 |
| 11507353330 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 27 |
| 11507353331 | Rhythm | Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |  | 28 |
| 11507353332 | Iambic Pentameter | A line of poetry that contains five iambic feet. |  | 29 |
| 11507353333 | Selection of Details | The specific events or details an author chooses for a story |  | 30 |
| 11507353334 | Order of Details | The specific order in which an author chooses to release details in a story |  | 31 |
| 11507353335 | Verbal Irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |  | 32 |
| 11507353336 | Dramatic Irony | When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't |  | 33 |
| 11507353337 | Situational Irony | An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected |  | 34 |
| 11507353338 | Foil | A character who acts as a contrast to another character |  | 35 |
| 11507353339 | Pun | A play on words |  | 36 |
| 11507353340 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. |  | 37 |
| 11507353341 | Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces (Man v. Man, Man v. Self, Man v. Nature) |  | 38 |
| 11507353342 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 39 |
| 11507353343 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |  | 40 |
| 11507353344 | Epigraph | A quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme. |  | 41 |
